GLS Order exporting, shipping label printing, tracking code and Cash on Delivery (COD)

You are able to connect Parcely with GLS via API and automate the following processes:

• Exporting order data to the GLS system.
• Receiving shipping labels files from the GLS system and downloading them from the Parcely orders view.
• Sending shipping confirmation emails with tracking code and link to customers.

Which shipping methods orders can I export to the GLS system?

You can export both GLS pick-up point and home-delivery orders from the Parcely app to the GLS system.

Parcely offers the following GLS shipping methods:

• GLS parcel lockers in Croatia
• GLS parcel lockers in Poland
• GLS parcel lockers in Germany
• GLS parcel lockers in Portugal
• GLS parcel lockers in Slovenia
• GLS parcel lockers in Romania
• GLS parcel lockers in Slovakia
• GLS parcel lockers in Hungary
• GLS parcel lockers in Czechia
• GLS parcel lockers in Italy
• GLS parcel lockers in Finland
• GLS parcel lockers in France
• GLS parcel lockers in Spain
• GLS parcel lockers in Austria
• GLS parcel lockers in Belgium
• GLS parcel lockers in Denmark
• GLS parcel lockers in Luxembourg
• GLS parcel lockers in the Netherlands
• GLS parcel lockers in Greece
• GLS parcel lockers in Bulgaria
• GLS home-delivery (courier) order export. You can set up all the shipping destination countries that GLS offers.

Please reach out to GLS support to learn about the countries they ship to and shipping rates.

How to activate GLS API?

Go to your store admin and open the Parcely app under “Apps”. Move to Shipping Services→GLS. Here you can enable and disable order export.

You would need to fill in the following fields:

• Your GLS API username
• Your GLS API password
• Client number
• Client reference
• Company name
• Country
• Address
• City
• Street
• House number
• Zip
• Shipping label format
• Contact name
• Contact phone number
• Contact email

This information is needed to create a connection between your store and the GLS system. Company details are used in the shipments and the shipping labels creation process. 

Printing shipping labels

After order exporting has been set up you can print all GLS pick-up point shipping labels from the Parcely app Orders view. 

If for some reason the order is not automatically exported, then click on the "Export Order" button and the order data will be sent to GLS. In a few seconds, you will see that the label printing button will switch to green and you can print the label by clicking on it. 

Tracking code

The tracking code is saved to your store order only if you are fulfilling orders through the Parcely app Orders view. Parcely will save the tracking code itself and GLS tracking URL to the order and also include it in your store order confirmation email. If you would choose to Fulfill orders in Shopify order management, then you would need to copy and paste the tracking code and URL manually. 

Enabling Cash On Delivery (COD) for GLS

When is the COD shipment generated?

Parcely will generate a COD shipping label automatically if the following conditions are met:

• You have selected "Offer Cash On Delivery (COD) service with GLS" in Parcely admin GLS order export settings.
• The customer chose the GLS pick-up point shipping method.
• The customer chose the Cash on Delivery (COD) payment method (Shopify default payment method)

You can add "COD Reference" number to the Parcely admin GLS order export settings (not mandatory).

How to enable the COD payment method in the Shopify store?

Make sure you have enabled the COD payment method in your Shopify store. If you haven't done it yet, then you can do it in your store admin panel under Settings→Payments→Manual payment methods→Add manual payment method→Cash on Delivery (COD).

You can add instructions for customers into the "Additional details" field to ensure the customer understands when the payment is made. You can find this field by clicking "Manage" on the Cash on Delivery (COD) payment method.